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GCSE History · key term
The Defence of the Realm Act, which gave the British government emergency powers during the First World War.
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Paper 2
Revise: Total War: Britain in WWI and WWIIThe government used DORA to extend its authority during the First World War. One important area was censorship. Letters from soldiers and material such as war reports, films and posters could be restricted or edited to prevent information considered damaging to the war effort from circulating.
Paper 1
The Defence of the Realm Act, passed on 8 August 1914, which gave the British government emergency powers to support the war effort.
Distinguish the laws: conscription came through the Military Service Acts, not DORA.
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DORA was separate from the Military Service Acts that introduced conscription.